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Recent content in SOLIDWORKS ForumsenTue, 02 Jun 2020 19:31:12 GMTJive Engage 2018.25.0.0_jx (http://jivesoftware.com/products/)2020-06-02T19:31:12ZenUpdate BOM after Model-Replacementhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/81548
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:0a3e1ceb-58f9-4d23-8178-da4d1cb2b69b] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi,</p><p style="direction: rtl; text-align: left;">In assembly drawing&#160; which contains some views, I replaced the Assembly model, in all views.</p><p style="direction: rtl; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">? How can I update the BOM to show the new model items</span></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:0a3e1ceb-58f9-4d23-8178-da4d1cb2b69b] -->Tue, 02 Jun 2020 19:31:12 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/81548Rafi Sokol2020-06-02T19:31:12Z4 days 12 hours ago280Exclude a specific part from BOM'shttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/241469
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:30d292fe-d885-423b-9cc3-1f746c01679f] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello,</p><p><br/>I was wondering if it were possible to predefine parts or assemblies to be excluded from the BOM's?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>We have components that are shown on drawings but are always excluded from the BOM, and if we were able to predefine the exclusion, then it would save us the hassle of having to exclude it from every assembly everytime we insert it, or everytime we add a patern or a symetry of the said component.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:30d292fe-d885-423b-9cc3-1f746c01679f] -->Fri, 22 May 2020 17:36:14 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/241469Alex Lachance2020-05-22T17:36:14Z2 weeks 2 days ago170Hide Cut List from BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/188979
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:4271f817-ca3f-4637-9155-9a76f6827bb8] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Is there an easy way to hide a cut list from an indented BOM? I only want parts and assemblies to show up. Each cut list item for every weldment and sheet metal part shows up as a part on the indented BOM.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>So far the only method I have found to do this is to select&#160; 'Exclude from cut list' on each cut list item, but this isn't an option for weldments that use the cut list for drawings. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:4271f817-ca3f-4637-9155-9a76f6827bb8] -->Fri, 22 May 2020 12:27:33 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/188979David Ebel2020-05-22T12:27:33Z2 weeks 2 days ago70Unitless parameter has in unitshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/241220
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:550278bd-1f22-4650-ae0b-c28466897399] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Could someone elaborate me why the following happens.</p><p>Thanks a lot.</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-1048354-507757/2020-05-12+19_20_40-Window.png"><img alt="Equations, Global Variables and Dimensions" class="jive-emoji image-1 jive-image j-img-original" height="447" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-1048354-507757/2020-05-12+19_20_40-Window.png" style="" width="789"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:550278bd-1f22-4650-ae0b-c28466897399] -->equationsWed, 13 May 2020 12:44:58 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/241220Roy Wickrama Arachchi2020-05-13T12:44:58Z3 weeks 4 days ago70Keep getting trailing zeroes in intendet BOM from weldment descriptionhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/240971
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:3e166b0b-8d66-469a-a55c-543ff63ddb6f] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi all,I keep getting trailing zeroes in my intended BOM (with cutlist) on my drawing.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>But only on the description, not in the LENGHT column.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I checked all trailing zeroes settings (document settings) in the weldment SLDLFP file (profiles), and they are all set on remove.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Also in the drawing template document settings, they are all set on removed.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Have a look at the attachments.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Hope you guys can help.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:3e166b0b-8d66-469a-a55c-543ff63ddb6f] -->trailing zeroesbom managementWed, 06 May 2020 08:34:16 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/240971Frederick Haesevoets2020-05-06T08:34:16Z1 month 2 days ago30Show parts from sub-assembly in upper level BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/30524
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:d3378d27-1100-4099-b2b5-299153622f5c] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Is there any possibilities to show parts from a sub-assembly in upper level assembly BOM?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Regards</p><p>Yngve</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>(SW2009 x64 SP4.1</p><p>WinXP)</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:d3378d27-1100-4099-b2b5-299153622f5c] -->Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:03 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/30524Yngve Strypet2020-04-29T16:23:03Z1 month 1 week ago50Show Components of sub-assembly in bill of materials-SW2017https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/215882
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:68049979-148f-4d4c-89e9-2f20399ae7b3] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I recently started using SW 2017 and am on sp5. The first few mold designs I did with this version did not require a drawing but this one does and will have a bill of materials. This mold design contains 3 sub-assemblies. For one of them, I do not want to show the individual parts in the BOM but for the other 2, I DO want to see the components parts in the BOM. I am used to controlling this in the configuration properties of each sub-assembly. All of the check boxes I am used to seeing are still there but they don't seem to work. I cannot figure out how to show the parts of the sub-assemblies in the BOM. This release has been out for over a year, so there must be a way to do this. Can anyone help me? Thanks!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:68049979-148f-4d4c-89e9-2f20399ae7b3] -->bill of materials optionssw drawingsWed, 29 Apr 2020 16:08:09 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/215882John Kreutzberger2020-04-29T16:08:09Z1 month 1 week ago60How to get the total part quantity on indented BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/223805
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:3b164a1d-864a-4fd2-8b3e-d0cf82543545] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I need to export an indented BOM where each sub item has the total used in each subassembly.&#160; If you use Assembly Visualization and expand the subassemblies, it shows the breakdown I need.&#160; The problem is it doesn't export in the expanded view; it only shows the top subassembly level.&#160; Hopefully, you can make sense out of the following example:</p><p>PART NO&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; QTY&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; EXT QTY</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; A-assy&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a1-prt&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a2.prt&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 10</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; B-assy&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 1</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; b1.prt&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 1</p><p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a2.prt&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 2</p><p>I'm trying to avoid writing a macro.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thank you,</p><p>Todd</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:3b164a1d-864a-4fd2-8b3e-d0cf82543545] -->Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:33:40 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/223805Todd Bennett2020-04-19T14:33:40Z1 month 3 weeks ago80Failure inserting "Excel Based BOM" "method close of worksheet class failed"https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/240559
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f338ad03-cd8e-44dd-b1ab-46d9b5e6b272] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>When i'm trying to insert an "Excel Based BOM" I get a failure: "method close of worksheet class failed"</p><p>Does anybody know whats wrong?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Office 365 64-bits (also tried with 32-bits)</p><p>SW 2019 SP2</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f338ad03-cd8e-44dd-b1ab-46d9b5e6b272] -->Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:06:06 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/240559J. Van Den Berg2020-04-15T22:06:06Z1 month 3 weeks ago10Can't save BOM as .xlshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/107284
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:49d00482-27d7-4fe7-a2b7-d141c0403851] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I am trying to save a BOM as a .xls file, but when I go through the steps to do so it doesn't save.</p><p>I do have Excel, and I am using SW2015.</p><p>I can save as a .csv, but nothing saves if I save as a .xls.</p><p>I am not using any strange characters, other than hyphens.&#160; If I omit the hyphens I get the same result, which is nothing.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Does anyone know of a fix for this?&#160; Thank you for your help in advance.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:49d00482-27d7-4fe7-a2b7-d141c0403851] -->bom.xlsThu, 02 Apr 2020 23:58:27 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/107284Kyle Swenson2020-04-02T23:58:27Z2 months 4 days ago80Adding Weldment Lengths to BOM in assembly?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/240199
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:5cd5cb37-48fb-4f2c-af7c-89c7c82015f3] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>So this is going to need quite a bit of context as I'm not entirely sure what to even look for on the forums for a solution.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I don't have an extensive history with SW but I've learned an overwhelming amount in the last few months. I am currently creating cabinets for my company and I've developed a BOM that adds in the raw material for calculating the square footage of the plywood, oak, etc. (was super stoked when i got that down).</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I am now running into this new weird world of weldments. I don't have full understanding of weldments but I have enough knowledge to know that the extrusions follow along lines. Some of the cabinets have t-molding, or edgebanding applied around the edges; and the best way i've found to do this is via weldments! They have proven very useful for me as some edges are curved and the weld compensates for that with ease! Which brings me to my issue...&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I need to take the total weldment lengths and display it as a numerical Ft. value for procurement to effectively cost out the build. Problem is, In the assembly, there is no "weld cut list" table for me to select! only Weld table and to no success was i able to figure out how to use that table.&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>When I'm in the individual parts, I can create a drawing&gt;create a weldment cut list table&gt; and it will give me the lengths of each weldment and i can create a "total" row to add up the lengths. But I need all the lengths added up and placed in my assembly BOM and I can't figure out a way to do that. From what my co-worker told me, the weld table is for calling out essentially "attachment method" of the weld. I don't know if i can utilize the weld table, or the BOM table to generate this value, If anyone knows of a way to accomplish this or maybe a different approach, I'm all ears!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:5cd5cb37-48fb-4f2c-af7c-89c7c82015f3] -->bomoverall lengthweldments profilesWed, 01 Apr 2020 16:29:59 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/240199Evan Krech2020-04-01T16:29:59Z2 months 6 days ago30Can a BOM be copied to another sheet?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/230387
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c67d93d0-4de3-4f23-8401-302284ee8ce1] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I have a BOM on sheet 1 (46 parts).&#160; I re-arranged the parts in the right order and formatted the table (in other words: I spent some time editing this BOM to look right)</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Now I've been asked if I could show sections of the BOM on other sheets.&#160; I know I can split the BOM and move the split tables to other sheets.&#160; But can I copy the entire BOM (with all the editing) and paste it so the copy will always match (data wise) the BOM on sheet 1?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c67d93d0-4de3-4f23-8401-302284ee8ce1] -->Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:44:15 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/230387Jack Knapp2020-03-19T16:44:15Z2 months 3 weeks ago130When i make a new column in my BOM the top has a / before whatever i type how to do i get rid of that?????????????https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/231573
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:73411872-7dfc-4c04-96aa-d52150f95f55] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>See Above</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>EDITED BY MODERATOR: Moved to Bill of Materials space. Please post in the appropriate space when one exists. The API/Macros space is for if you are using the SOLIDWORKS API (Application Programmers Interface) or using/writing macros.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:73411872-7dfc-4c04-96aa-d52150f95f55] -->Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:03:31 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/231573Ryan Harper2020-03-11T14:03:31Z2 months 4 weeks ago20Taking a variable and referencing it in BOM but said variable isn't availablehttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/239530
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ff613075-d493-46dd-9d9f-4951c31323ca] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>So I'm trying to create a "raw materials" BOM in my drawings for Procurement to accurately cost the build. I had found a forum post that addressed my issue&#160;(<a class="jive-link-comment-small" href="https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/105751#comment-540196">https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/105751#comment-540196</a>&#160;) but now I'm finding a variable that i never set, but it's the exact one i need! It is called "SW-SurfaceArea". and it is calculating all the surfaces and their areas. Problem is, when I try to reference it in the BOM table, it isn't available Not sure how to go about this. I'm honestly somewhat new to the software but I have a fairly good grip on it. The attached file shows all the variables that "came out of nowhere" that I cannot reference in the BOM. I appreciate any help!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ff613075-d493-46dd-9d9f-4951c31323ca] -->bomglobal variableFri, 06 Mar 2020 19:15:57 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/239530Evan Krech2020-03-06T19:15:57Z3 months 1 day ago10How to exclude a belt from the drawing bom table?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/239517
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:123b8430-4793-4874-bdab-5469b0598ba8] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I have a drawing with the BOM table driven from a view.&#160; I have a belt part, but it's not shown in this view (view state).</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have a section of the main view that I show the belt part in, but that belt part is showing in the drawing BOM.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>If I right click on the Belt1, there is no option to exclude the belt from the BOM.</p><p>If I click on the belt part itself, there is no Properties to select</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>How to exclude the belt from the BOM?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:123b8430-4793-4874-bdab-5469b0598ba8] -->Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:24:54 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/239517Sean Johnson2020-03-06T13:24:54Z3 months 1 day ago30Alternating shaded rows in BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/239167
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:49755ba2-62ea-4897-9a5d-d7d698c18958] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Does anyone know if you are able to highlight every other row in a BOM (NOT excel based)? This would make it easier to follow the rows across. Below is a screenshot of a table in excel with alternating rows highlighted.&#160;<a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-1030352-500061/pastedImage_1.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="275" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-1030352-500061/pastedImage_1.png" style="" width="594"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:49755ba2-62ea-4897-9a5d-d7d698c18958] -->Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:22:07 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/239167Aaron Gradeen2020-02-21T20:22:07Z3 months 2 weeks ago20Reversing order of BOM?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/21851
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:20d6aa56-764d-4c78-bad6-8753d9905836] --><div class="jive-rendered-content">Hello All,
<br/>
I'm trying to order my BOM with item 1 at the bottom, counting
upwards by increments of 1. With the BOM Type set for "Indented",
and with the "Flat Numbering" option from the pull down list,
SW2009SP2.1 creates my BOM with item 42 at the bottom, counting
down to 1 as it goes up the BOM. Item 42 is the sub-assy in my
model, and it's components are listed in this BOM, as line 41-9.
Lines 8-1 are other parts called for.
<br/>
I have tried everything I can see to reorder the BOM, RMB the ITEM
NO. column and trying to sort ascending/decending - no effect on
the ITEM NO order. If I change to "Detailed Numbering", or "No
Numbering", then the ITEM NO list is what I want with 1 at the
bottom, counting up.
<br/>
Any help with this?
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
SW2009 SP2.1
<br/>
Vista X64</div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:20d6aa56-764d-4c78-bad6-8753d9905836] -->Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:34:37 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/21851Allan Reinhard2020-02-20T16:34:37Z3 months 2 weeks ago60BOM qty header/column property - how to not display config namehttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/44826
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:2db758f3-7963-4274-a5c1-5c98dcf444dd] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>How do you not display the configuration name in the BOM Qty header/column property.&#160; When I create a BOM for the drawing it displays the configuration name exploded in the column property header.&#160; I want it to only display QTY.&#160; I have gone into the column property manager and manually edited the Title field, and also tried highlighting and changing directly from the bom on the sheet.&#160; Both temporarily change from Exploded/QTY to QTY as desired but next time I open the drawing or make a change in the assembly it reverts back?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>How do I change column property to display QTY only and keep the change.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks for your help.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Also, still using 2007 and I know... upgrade, but not a solution or viable option at this time.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Tim... </p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:2db758f3-7963-4274-a5c1-5c98dcf444dd] -->Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:25:11 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/44826Tim Turpin2020-02-19T14:25:11Z3 months 2 weeks ago150BOM not following assembly order...https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/23638
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f99ed62a-5b9b-46e8-9e88-b4844c4706d9] --><div class="jive-rendered-content">Hello fellow Solidworks users,
<br/>
<br/>
This is my my first post on the site. I have an assembly that I
created with roughly 40 parts. I assembled some components and then
reordered the BOM to make it flow like I wanted to see it. Now my
BOM will not update correctly to match the order of my assembly. I
have clicked on "follow assembly order" but that does not work
either. I also have deleted the BOM and created a new one with no
such luck. If anybody has experieced the same or knows of a fix
your help is greatly appreciated.
<br/>
<br/>
Regards,</div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f99ed62a-5b9b-46e8-9e88-b4844c4706d9] -->Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:38:03 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/23638Ben Jones2020-02-19T13:38:03Z3 months 2 weeks ago70Creating Part Bounding Boxhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237732
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:375c20f8-0316-4f0d-9d7a-3df9dc532200] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Why do parts not have a bounding box, or overall dimensions; applied by default?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>At the moment I am having to create a bounding box to use within a cut-list.</p><p>Solidworks must know these dimensions because it can apply a volume and a mass to the part.</p><p>Is there a way to drag these through without having to create the bounding box?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have used a measure all macro, this does give the dimensions; but does not update with any alterations to the part, without re-running the macro, and as we have remote users/viewers of this data it needs to be real time.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Cheers in advance.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:375c20f8-0316-4f0d-9d7a-3df9dc532200] -->Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:48:00 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237732Jason Young2020-02-10T10:48:00Z3 months 4 weeks ago80Anyone with a solution to Link a table to Display State?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/238776
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:fecd691c-94e1-41b5-8f1b-5a1f3425a1fa] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Anyone ever found a way to link a table to only the parts shown in a display state.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:fecd691c-94e1-41b5-8f1b-5a1f3425a1fa] -->Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:12:08 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/238776Mike Lovejoy2020-02-05T21:12:08Z4 months 16 hours ago60BOM saved as spreadsheet has "sharing" turned on by defaulthttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/209991
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a8472124-6cdb-4f52-8f2f-52476445b479] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I right click on my BOM table and save it as an Excel spreadsheet (either xls or xlsx.)&#160; When I open this spreadsheet, it has "Sharing" turned on by default.&#160; This disables many features in Excel, but it was easy to turn off sharing, so not a big deal.&#160; In the latest update, Excel has eliminated the ability to turn off "Sharing" so now it is a big deal.&#160; </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Is there a setting to make sure when the bom is exported by Solidworks it isn't set as shared?&#160; IMO, this should be changed on the Solidworks end, so that the workbook is not set as "Shared" when it is created.&#160; (I am also in touch with MS to ask them why they took that menu item away.)</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a8472124-6cdb-4f52-8f2f-52476445b479] -->Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:04:25 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/209991Scott Perman2020-02-05T13:04:25Z4 months 1 day ago120Assy BOM With a Cut Listhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/230944
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c6ebb6e4-4cb1-40b6-a4cc-6d7fb50c6991] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>We are creating weldments with tubing and other components as assemblies.&#160; The tubing is created in a single multibody part using the Weldments functionality.&#160; However, we need to add other components, plates, that have their own drawings as they are common across other assemblies.&#160; So, we add the weldment part to an assembly then add the other components.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The problem comes in creating a BOM for all the components. An indented BOM with flat numbering and the Detailed Cut List box checked gets us most of the way there.&#160; But, and this is the problem, the weldment part shows up in addition to the cut tubes and plates.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>For example, if a welded assy has 4 cut tubes and 2 plates in it, instead of 6 items the BOM shows 7 - 4 tubes, 2 plates plus the weldment part which isn't really a manufactured part at all.&#160; If I go to the assy and the component properties for the weldment part and select "exclude from bill of materials" it and all the tubes disappear from the BOM.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>How can I get an accurate component list in my BOM?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c6ebb6e4-4cb1-40b6-a4cc-6d7fb50c6991] -->Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:02:58 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/230944Doug Schaefer2020-01-21T14:02:58Z4 months 2 weeks ago80Needing a $PRP Equation for Multi Body Naming/Numbering Each Bodyhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237898
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:40d9d4ca-96f6-4f1a-9e24-d76a962e44df] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I work for a sheet metal fabricator and we have just purchased new robotics in our shop.&#160;The built in Solid Works sheet metal functions&#160;are extremely useful and powerful especially when it comes to multi body parts.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><strong>The problems I have are when making the drawings for a multi body part:</strong></p><p>When multi body parts are placed on a drawing they all have the same part name/number. I am looking for a way to give a unique number to the parts that is consistent from the base part <strong>(without using a Macro)</strong>.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><strong>My current approach:</strong></p><p>The direction that I am leaning towards is to embed a variable within the cut list properties. So far I have converted my part into a Weldment. From there I have the cut-list table is generated.</p><p><strong><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-1017452-495365/pastedImage_4.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="94" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-1017452-495365/pastedImage_4.png" style="" width="181"/></a></strong></p><p>Going into the cut-list properties the description is a text value that is defaulted as "Sheet"</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-1017452-495368/pastedImage_7.png"><img class="image-2 jive-image" height="590" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-1017452-495368/pastedImage_7.png" style="" width="911"/></a></p><p><strong>What I am looking for:</strong></p><p>I am wanting a way to create an equation that will output the&#160;<strong>Cut-List-Item#&#160;</strong>as a single integer.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><strong>My goal:</strong></p><p>I want to have this number embedded into the cut-list so that when I am exporting to my CNC laser or CNC break machines that the same part number automatically appears the same on the drawings as in the part file itself.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:40d9d4ca-96f6-4f1a-9e24-d76a962e44df] -->weldmentcutlist$prpcutlist propertiesweldment propertiescut listsprpertiesbill of matrialsweldment cutlistsbom formulaMon, 06 Jan 2020 13:17:38 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237898Dylan Zingle2020-01-06T13:17:38Z5 months 14 hours ago80Non-linked cell in BOM not sortinghttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237921
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e3d8d0c1-55c1-4bb0-afef-43dab3fdbf29] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Has anyone else had this issue?</p><p>I am using a Solidworks BOM, one of the columns is manually edited/entered (Not Linked) data.</p><p>If I fill out the manual &#160;data and sort the BOM by a separate column (Component Ref), randomly the entered cells do not sort in relation to their corresponding row.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e3d8d0c1-55c1-4bb0-afef-43dab3fdbf29] -->drawingssolidworks bombom managementThu, 02 Jan 2020 17:20:57 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237921Brady Balzan2020-01-02T17:20:57Z5 months 4 days ago0Insert row in BOM, text will not showhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/107422
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c057e423-18d8-4040-b51a-ca4d4189aa6d] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have inserted a row into my BOM, and typed into cell the text I want.&#160; However, when I exit the cell the text disappears and the row show all blank cells.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>How do I fix this?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c057e423-18d8-4040-b51a-ca4d4189aa6d] -->Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:49:07 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/107422Elise Lavigne2019-12-20T13:49:07Z5 months 3 weeks ago90BOM CANNOT EDIT TEXThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/43323
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:aea937c3-2393-4b07-ba36-6ccce1f66e46] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Recently I have not been able to overwrite the text in a BOM like change the qty manualy and if I insert a line I cannot add any text to any of the fields.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Is there somthing that I have turned on or off?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>soild works 2011 x64 </p><p>SP1.0</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks</p><p>Rob</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:aea937c3-2393-4b07-ba36-6ccce1f66e46] -->Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:48:13 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/43323Robert Wilson2019-12-20T13:48:13Z5 months 3 weeks ago60Link BOM cell to weldment propertieshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/235996
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:bea11f31-ae5f-4c97-b87e-4a97f291b8fd] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I have created a custom BOM to use as a schedule of openings for our pressure vessels.</p><p>The BOM lists out all of the flanges in a vessel and the properties relating to the flange.</p><p>When we use multiple weldneck flanges in a vessel we create the pipe as a multi-body weldment vs. separate parts per, (due to speed) The pipe weldment can contain multiple sizes and multiple material grades.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>What I want to do is in the same row of the BOM to be able to break the link of material from the flange, and link it to the pipe material. I know you can link it to a selected parts custom properties but, we don't have the option to link the weldment properties of the part.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I know I could create a bunch of properties for each body within the part but, that just adds time.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Picture attached</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:bea11f31-ae5f-4c97-b87e-4a97f291b8fd] -->Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:03:58 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/235996Brady Balzan2019-12-19T15:03:58Z5 months 3 weeks ago10Need to use a BOM on multiple sheetshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/101075
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:709b5452-70d2-4ab7-a1a5-93765fa12e5f] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I know there have been previous posts on this, but still haven't found an answer to the question I have. I need to be able to have a BOM to a top level assembly on multiple sheets, and I need to make sure the item numbers are the same on both (otherwise this becomes a very manual and tedious process). Is there any way to do this, I know you can copy a sheet but if you re-order parts it doesn't seem to propagate to the copied sheet.&#160; And from what I have seen so far you can only have one BOM linked to one in an assembly model.&#160; I hope someone knows the answer to this problem, it would sure make shop files much nicer to make.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>To answer the question I know is going to come up: Why do you need to have the same BOM on multiple pages?&#160; Well, my assemblies get quite large and it is difficult to show the exploded view on a single sheet, it is also very difficult to break them down into logical sub-assemblies.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:709b5452-70d2-4ab7-a1a5-93765fa12e5f] -->link_bomcopy existing bomThu, 31 Oct 2019 15:56:33 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/101075Jenkins Bobby2019-10-31T15:56:33Z7 months 7 days ago100Linking a BOM Part Number to a Drawing Custom Propertyhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237071
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:29a4b284-7366-4eb2-b7cc-d10ce54659b0] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Good Morning,</p><p>I'm attempting to drive a drawing BOM's part number and QTY for a particular item with a drawing custom property. The QTY seems to be linking without an issue, but the Part Number cell doesn't display the custom property text. It's just showing a blank cell.&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Has anyone had this issue before and what was the solution?&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I'm using the drawing for a DriveWorks project that will update the two custom properties as needed.&#160;</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:29a4b284-7366-4eb2-b7cc-d10ce54659b0] -->custom_propertysolidworks bomFri, 22 Nov 2019 13:20:00 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/237071Ryan Krawchuk2019-11-22T13:20:00Z6 months 2 weeks ago0BOM for all parts and sub-assemblies?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/217185
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:84f20e28-ed0e-4d07-abb5-2f0cee045012] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Is there a way for SolidWorks to output a BOM for an assembly with the total quantity of all sub-assemblies and all parts, including all parts under sub-assemblies while also showing no duplicates of the same part number?</p><p>I have tried a number of options that do not work for my desired result.</p><p>If I use a top-level BOM with sub-assemblies "promoted", this works for all parts under sub-assemblies, but it neglects to include the sub-assembly.</p><p>If I use a parts-only BOM with sub-assemblies "hidden", the sub-assemblies show up in the total parts, but the sub-parts in the sub-assemblies are not included.</p><p>If I use an indented BOM, I have to manually dissolve sub-assemblies and combine identical components to get the BOM I want, which is very time-consuming.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>What we would like for our manufacturer is a BOM that includes the total quantities of all sub-assemblies along with the total quantities of all parts without any duplicates.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:84f20e28-ed0e-4d07-abb5-2f0cee045012] -->partbomsub-assemblyTue, 12 Nov 2019 17:26:05 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/217185Stephen Braker2019-11-12T17:26:05Z6 months 4 weeks ago190Insert 'FLAT PATTERN' property in to 'FORMED' BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/236324
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:55bd6d8b-fa21-4e48-9604-3c59095d16fd] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello SW users,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Our weld assemblies&#160;consist of formed, machined and just 'standard parts' (no forming or machining required).</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>However, our BOM properties (usually size) describe pre-machined and pre-formed state. For example, the description of a sheetmetal part will show it's flat pattern dimensions.&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Currently I create a configuration in the assembly and show parts in flat state (mates obviously blow up in this configuration), that way BOM uses the flat state properties.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Is there another way to link flat pattern properties without creating a flat pattern configuration in assembly?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I wish there was a simple way to&#160;link any configuration properties between configurations without the need of creating tables, equations or more configurations.&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>For example, can the formed state&#160;description show the&#160;flat state description?&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>SW2019 SP4</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-1002844-488663/pastedImage_1.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="491" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-1002844-488663/pastedImage_1.png" style="" width="1078"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:55bd6d8b-fa21-4e48-9604-3c59095d16fd] -->bomconfigurationssheetmetalflat patterncustom propertiesconfiguration properitesMon, 28 Oct 2019 19:34:37 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/236324Zack Polovin2019-10-28T19:34:37Z7 months 1 week ago20BOM calculations of stock material neededhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/236290
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:14e46310-dfe6-4d3a-9c90-95814eb9e348] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I'm trying to make a template file to use for starting individual jobs; this file will be pack-n-go'd into a folder for each job.&#160; I want the BOM in PDM to show the number of stock parts needed to build the components of varying sizes.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>In the picture, the grey parts are standard size, so they're easy.&#160; The blue parts are what I call Filler W and Filler L, because they fill the gap left when the standard parts are put in.&#160; Say the overall rectangle is 85" x 83", the corners are 6" and the standard straight part is 30", Filler W winds up being 13" and Filler L is 11".&#160; This is all fairly simple algebra, and I can make this appear in the model and the BOM with no problem.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The part I am stuck on is showing the number of stock parts needed to make the 2 13" and 2 11" parts.&#160; As the overall size of the rectangle changes, this number could be 1 to 4.&#160; I can write nested if statements in excel to work it out, but how can I get that info into PDM for the BOM?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>My main assembly has several sub assemblies that work essentially this same way.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:14e46310-dfe6-4d3a-9c90-95814eb9e348] -->Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:46:01 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/236290Stephen Donelson2019-10-28T13:46:01Z7 months 1 week ago0Part configuration grouping - Display configurations with the same name as one itemhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/171545
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ed593f87-905d-48c6-ae26-b38e35613629] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello all,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Does anyone use this option enough to explain the proper way to set up parts for this.&#160; Currently, it only somewhat works.&#160; For parts that have unique part numbers per configuration, I create actual configurations.&#160; For parts that have different configurations for visual purposes only, I create derived configurations, and set the BOM option p/n to 'link to parent config":</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-643743-330019/pastedImage_0.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="365" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-643743-330019/200-365/pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 200px; height: 365.359px;" width="200"/></a></p><p>When I place a BOM on the drawing, my default PCG option is display configs of the same part as separate...", but for assys where I have parts with reference configs, I set it to the option listed in the title.&#160; The parts that have hard configs maintain the correct count for each config, but the parts that have the derived config only partially work.&#160; By that I mean, one or two of the parts combine correctly, but others still show as separate line items.&#160; In the shot below, items 5 and 6 are two separate derived configs.&#160; Item 7 is a part that is set up with the same derived config options, but although both configs are used in the assy, it effectively combines them to one row.&#160; </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-643743-330032/pastedImage_1.png"><img class="image-2 jive-image" height="146" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-643743-330032/pastedImage_1.png" style="max-width:1230px; max-" width="1230"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Any one else run into this?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>J. Lackey</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-643743-330033/pastedImage_2.png"><img class="image-3 jive-image" height="58" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-643743-330033/pastedImage_2.png" style="max-width:234px; max-" width="234"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ed593f87-905d-48c6-ae26-b38e35613629] -->bom custom configuration specificbom optionsSat, 26 Oct 2019 21:07:13 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/171545Jason Lackey2019-10-26T21:07:13Z7 months 2 weeks ago40Delete Qty column in BOM?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/34694
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:69efea09-fe1f-458e-9886-5781e4ad1337] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I'm using SW2010 and am trying to set different BOM's for parts and assemblies. For my part BOM I don't want the Qty column to appear as it is always '1' for the part and this is meaningless. When I right click&gt;delete&gt;column nothing happens for the Qty column. All other columns delete normally using this process.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Anyone else experienced this?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Sam</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:69efea09-fe1f-458e-9886-5781e4ad1337] -->bomdisplayqtytablecolumnquantityThu, 24 Oct 2019 02:26:56 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/346941-S3IUWS2019-10-24T02:26:56Z7 months 2 weeks ago70Opening Drawings from BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/83926
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:8056edd0-cd2f-4ff1-b9dd-fc4913a1b10d] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>how can I open a drawing of a part or assembly directly from the BOM?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks.</p><p>Gerhard</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:8056edd0-cd2f-4ff1-b9dd-fc4913a1b10d] -->Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:24:37 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/83926Gerhard Teply2019-10-18T08:24:37Z7 months 3 weeks ago40Handed mirrored parts quantity in BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/55906
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:650f1f5b-bbbc-4590-841e-ac5d08996125] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I was wondering if there are any ways to have the quantity of a part and its mirrored <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>handed</strong></span> version within the same assembly as one total number, in the BOM table.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>What I mean is that when I make handed mirrored part of a component in an assembly, it shows as a seperate item in the BOM table although it is exactly the same item but due to some reasons I have to make them handed so they would be displayed properly in the assembly.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:650f1f5b-bbbc-4590-841e-ac5d08996125] -->Sat, 12 Oct 2019 09:10:03 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/55906Amir Fareghi2019-10-12T09:10:03Z7 months 4 weeks ago60Is there a way to use a specific excel template when exporting a BOM from SolidWorks?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/232875
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f6d6a6e0-bdf2-4da6-bf2b-931573846986] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>When I export a BOM from a SolidWorks assembly drawing I would like to use a specific template in Excel that I have created and formatted to my liking. Is there a way to do that?<a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-972129-475753/2019-06-18_13-50-50.png"><img alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" height="679" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-972129-475753/2019-06-18_13-50-50.png" style="" width="1444"/></a></p><p><br/>EDITED BY MODERATOR: Moved to the Bill of Materials space. Please post to the appropriate space when one exists.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f6d6a6e0-bdf2-4da6-bf2b-931573846986] -->Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:12:44 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/232875Dusty Nogueira2019-09-17T17:12:44Z8 months 3 weeks ago40How to display properties from a first configuration for a second configuration on the drawinghttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/235163
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:8d5656c4-db62-457c-be52-3921a59e4b0a] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi everyone reading,&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I want to display a property from the first configuration when a second configuration is loaded into a second configuration. I figured this already works for lets say the mass of the different confifurations by using the command&#160;"SW-Mass@@001@0013281.SLDASM" (including the " ", with 001 being the first configuration and 0013281.SLDASM being the file name).</p><p>I made a property "drawing" and now i want to display the property "drawing" of the first configuration in the file properties.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Can anyone help me ?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:8d5656c4-db62-457c-be52-3921a59e4b0a] -->bomcustom file propertyTue, 17 Sep 2019 12:13:35 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/235163Roeland Vetters2019-09-17T12:13:35Z8 months 3 weeks ago20Question about BOM using different configurationshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/235151
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:717c3851-76e7-4bdc-9cf0-55f92a79ec27] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have a question concerning the automatic generation of the bill of materials.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have a part, which has 2 configurations.&#160;the second configuration is solely a simplified version of the first one.&#160;the first, detailed configuration has a drawing with the same name.&#160;</p><p>But here's the problem. i have used this part in a larger assembly and want to use the simplified configuration to speed up my model. but if i now want to make a drawing from the larger assembly, the BOM&#160;also displays the second configuration.&#160;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Can i somehow display the first configuration in the bill of materials or at least display the drawing number of the first configuration ?</p><p>Or does anyone have another trick to speed up large assemblies ?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thank you in advance !</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:717c3851-76e7-4bdc-9cf0-55f92a79ec27] -->solidworksbomlarge assemblydrawing numbercustom file propertybill of material tableTue, 17 Sep 2019 10:06:26 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/235151Roeland Vetters2019-09-17T10:06:26Z8 months 3 weeks ago30B.O.M. - PART CONFIGURATION GROUPINGhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/51052
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:eddfa1ab-9ab8-4ff2-891a-2dbc6ed21849] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Has anyone come across a B.O.M. whereby a requirement to display the configurations of the same part as one item <strong>AND </strong>display configurations of the same part as separate items?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I currently have an assembly showing hydraulic cylinders in configurations (same part number, opposite hand). Also have a selection of washers (created in a part with configurations) used in the top level assembly .</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The B.O.M. created shows the hydraulic cylinder as separate item numbers (although the same part number) which in my view should be the same the item number. The range of washers are how they should be i.e separate item numbers for each configuration part number.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>However, if I change the PART CONFIGURATION GROUPING under the B.O.M. the results are reversed!</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>FYI -&#160; I do not want to change the B.O.M. type to "Parts Only" as there are sub-assemblies within the top level assembly.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks in advance...Brian</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:eddfa1ab-9ab8-4ff2-891a-2dbc6ed21849] -->bomFri, 06 Sep 2019 19:54:44 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/51052Brian Watts2019-09-06T19:54:44Z9 months 13 hours ago150Part Configuration Groupinghttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/215448
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c75f0e0d-567d-4a7b-9593-809e626c4514] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi Guys,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Bit of a difficult one here, hoping there's a solution.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>We have various custom toolbox items in our library,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>One is a nut - this is a part with several configurations - each configuration is a different size of nut (M3, M4, M6 etc).</p><p>Each configuration for this nut has a different description. (M3, M4, M6 etc)</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The other is a Rivet - this is a part with several configurations - each configuration is a different length (12mm, 13mm, 14mm, etc)</p><p>Each configuration for this rivet has the SAME description (RIVET ect) - the reason for this is because the change in length is only necessary as to make the rivet look "geometrically correct" in an assembly. We don't purchase rivets in 1mm length increments - they come in one size - the configurations in 1mm length increments allow our designers to select a suitable length so that our drawings and models look nice. We don't want massive 50mm long rivets hanging out of holes that are only 6mm (2x3mm sheet) long.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>This is all good and well and achievable in Solidworks as far as creating the parts goes - however I have not been able to make a BOM display correctly when the above are in the same assembly.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The Nut having multiple configurations with DIFFERENT descriptions displays fine - 2 lines for 2 different items.</p><p>The Rivet on the other hand - having multiple configurations with the SAME description (as they are the same item, just geometrically different) shows incorrect - 2 lines for 1 item.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-818281-404139/Capture.JPG"><img alt="Capture.JPG" class="image-1 jive-image" height="734" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-818281-404139/Capture.JPG" style="width: 620px; height: 384px;" width="1184"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have tried the different Part Configuration Grouping options in the BOM settings all to no avail.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Hoping someone can help us solve this difficult problem.</p><p>See attached zip file containing example.</p><p>Cheers!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c75f0e0d-567d-4a7b-9593-809e626c4514] -->part configuration groupingbom groupingFri, 06 Sep 2019 16:32:31 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/215448Peter Anthony2019-09-06T16:32:31Z9 months 16 hours ago30Partial Atomic BOMhttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234821
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:21808719-8c8d-4fdb-afd2-81b0df267671] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>How does one make a partial atomic BOM.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Here is the situation creating the question.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>We have assembly&#160;driven weldments&#160;of tanks</p><p>Multiple tank weldments are welded together</p><p>There are sub weldments that are stock existing parts that we do not want to show on the top level weldment drawing.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>So Now I have a sub assembly weldment, I do want to show on a BOM, but not any of the rest of the sub welments. The BOM's are either atomic or not.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>How do I make only one subweldments show it's parts for a drawings but not the rest of them?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:21808719-8c8d-4fdb-afd2-81b0df267671] -->Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:40:08 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234821Scott Leacox2019-09-05T15:40:08Z9 months 2 days ago140How to create a flat bill of materials where the vendor purchased assemblies do not flatten?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234849
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:41ce841a-540f-4f56-ad11-990bd9132560] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>How does one create a flat bill of materials for a major assembly where the vendor purchased assemblies do not flatten? This creates a useless BOM full of vendor identified only bits and pieces. There has to be a parameter that can be set to this type of file so it does not flatten. Is there a way to pick what I need to flatten and exclude others? Any suggestions? Thanks.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:41ce841a-540f-4f56-ad11-990bd9132560] -->Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:50:23 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234849Tom Stich2019-09-04T17:50:23Z9 months 3 days ago60Weldment BOM Description for Sheets and Plateshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234769
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:8464e4ab-f30d-4e1a-bc2f-983d609fbd96] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi All,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Is there a way to rectify this.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>1. In description for Item 1, there a too much space/gap between the the text Plate 10 and mm.</p><p>2. How to get the full flattened length of the sheet metal part in description. Currently 586 being shown is not corrected.</p><p>3. How to write the description of Sheet following with the thickness and mm as default (same as Plate description above)?</p><p>4. Sometimes, plates of 10mm or 15mm are bent. How do we get the flattened length of the plates in description?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I have used the settings as shown in the second image below. I am using the latest SW 2019 SP 3.0.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-989316-483299/pastedImage_1.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="338" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-989316-483299/560-338/pastedImage_1.png" style="" width="560"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-989316-483300/pastedImage_2.png"><img class="image-2 jive-image" height="405" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-989316-483300/655-405/pastedImage_2.png" style="" width="655"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Regards,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>LS</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:8464e4ab-f30d-4e1a-bc2f-983d609fbd96] -->Sat, 31 Aug 2019 06:47:41 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234769Lakhvinder Singh2019-08-31T06:47:41Z9 months 1 week ago0"Top Level" BOMs with multiple configs broken in 2019?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234768
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:1360ef55-df49-4f14-984d-4d344eba9742] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I'm running 2019 SP3 and 2018.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>In 2019, if I have an assembly with more that one config, and I add a Top Level Only BOM showing both configs, the quantity column labels do not come in correctly.&#160; In the attached image, they should be "Default/QTY" and "jklpio/QTY".</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I tried adding a configuration to the assembly.&#160; Nope.&#160; Immediately after adding the config, the quantity column headers disappeared altogether.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Works just fine in 2018.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Seems like a pretty awful bug to be in SP3 of anything...&#160; Hoping somehow I have a corrupt template?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-989310-483290/pastedImage_1.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="690" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-989310-483290/pastedImage_1.png" style="" width="571"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:1360ef55-df49-4f14-984d-4d344eba9742] -->Fri, 30 Aug 2019 21:26:19 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234768Josh Brady2019-08-30T21:26:19Z9 months 1 week ago20Text in balloons prints out as overlapping?https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/44675
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e254021c-9a05-4d1b-9fc1-c8a6856e2bb7] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I am a newbie to this forum so forgive my mistakes please.&#160; I did search for this topic but did not find it. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>My balloons appear normal in the assembly view but when I go to print preview the double digit numbers in the balloons overlap.&#160; Of course that is the way they print also.&#160; Any help appreciated after spending an hour with the various balloon and print options.&#160; Thanks&#160; </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Blackoak</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e254021c-9a05-4d1b-9fc1-c8a6856e2bb7] -->Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:25:48 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/44675Gary Frey2019-08-27T13:25:48Z9 months 2 weeks ago110BOM for Multi-Body parthttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234594
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:16990ede-a8ac-46a2-8f51-b47c6c10d3dc] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Is there a way to include all bodies multi-body part' BOM?</p><p>Note: I get multi-body part from an insert part which includes all CusProp such as Material, Revision etc... how to link these cusprop to the BOM</p><p>Thanks</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:16990ede-a8ac-46a2-8f51-b47c6c10d3dc] -->Sun, 25 Aug 2019 12:51:39 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/234594Christian Chu2019-08-25T12:51:39Z9 months 2 weeks ago60Description - Cutlist Propertieshttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/233696
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:dea46194-525d-406f-bd77-46cc1eeeb2f7] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi All,</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Is there a way that the Plate item (shown below item 1 and 2) is described with thickness only? For example, I only want Plate, 10mm to be in the evaluated value. I know I can modify/delete the value, but I want to have this automatically so that I do not have to edit the description of each body everytime.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Also, how can I have the PLATE in small caps?</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-979518-479180/pastedImage_1.png"><img class="image-1 jive-image" height="455" src="https://forum.solidworks.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-979518-479180/pastedImage_1.png" style="" width="1164"/></a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>LS</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:dea46194-525d-406f-bd77-46cc1eeeb2f7] -->Thu, 22 Aug 2019 02:41:00 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/233696Lakhvinder Singh2019-08-22T02:41:00Z9 months 2 weeks ago60Link balloon text to specified table missinghttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/228093
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:d5209889-8d95-46f6-a153-34accd052b55] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I just updated to 2019 sp1 and now find when I right click on a part on a sheet and choose properties, the Balloons box with (Link balloon to specified table) is not populated with any tables to choose from, even thought there is a BOM&#160; on the drawing. The way I make a BOM table is left click on an assembly that it on a sheet and choose Bill on Materials. I hit ok and have my BOM with all parts on the assembly listed. If I now add a part to the sheet that is within the assembly and place a balloon on it, it is not linked to the BOM I just created or is the BOM even listed in the (Link balloon text to specified table) box.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:d5209889-8d95-46f6-a153-34accd052b55] -->Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:14:52 GMThttps://forum.solidworks.com/thread/228093Ted Andreas2019-07-18T21:14:52Z10 months 3 weeks ago600